Song
Which song most aptly describes your life?
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Palm Reader
You're on a long flight, and a palm reader sitting next to you insists she reads your palm. You hesitate, but agree. What does she tell you?
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Painless Cure
If you could create a painless, inexpensive cure for a single ailment, what would you cure and why?
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Accomplish Three Things
List three things you want to accomplish before the end of the year.
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Exile
You've been exiled to a private island, and your captors will only supply you with five foods. What do you pick?
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Biography
If you could have any author - living or dead - write your biography, who would you choose?
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Wake Up
Write down the first sight, sound, smell, and sensation you experienced on waking up today. Pick the one you're most drawn to, and write. (For a bigger challenge, pick the one you'
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What are people surprised to learn about you?
What are people surprised to learn about you?
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The Mob and the Scapegoat
On a hot summer evening, Thomas is driving through a central Alberta city where two racially motivated murders have just occurred. Mobs have formed, and it looks as if there will b
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Stood Out?
When was the last time you really stood out in a crowd? Are you comfortable in that position, or do you wish you could fade into the woodwork?
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Garage Sale
On a weekend road trip, far away from home, you stumble upon a garage sale in a neighbourhood you're passing through. Astonished, you find an object among the belongings for sale t
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Lost Letter Encounter
You stumble upon a random letter on the path. You read it. It affects you deeply, and you wish it could be returned to the person to which it's addressed. Write a story about this
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When you were 10...
When you were 10, what did you want to be when you grew up? What are you now? Are the two connected?
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Plinky Prompt
What are the three most significant historic events that have occurred in your lifetime?
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Three Years from Now
Our blogs morph over time, as interests shift and life happens. Write a post for your blog - but three years in the future.
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Celebrity voiceovers
Of all celebrity voiceovers in animated movies, which one do you think was the best fit?
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Laugh
Tell us about the last time you had a real, deep, crying-from-laughing belly laugh.
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First Day
Tell us about your first day at something - your first day of school, first day of work, first day living on your own, first day blogging, first day as a parent, whatever.
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Writing
Why did you start your writing? Is that still why you write, or has your writing gone in a different direction than you'd planned?
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Journey
Tell us about a journey - whether a physical trip you took, or an emotional one.
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Cry
We cry for lots of reasons: sadness, pain, fear . . . and happiness. When was the last time you shed tears of joy?
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The way you see the world
Name someone who has significantly influenced the way you see the world.
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How do you deal with your fears?
How do you deal with your fears? How might you help others to deal with theirs? What are some of the effects that fear can have on people?
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Weekend
Write about what you did last weekend as though you're a music critic reviewing a new album.
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Biggest responsibilities
Share the three biggest responsibilities you've ever been made accountable for.
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An Essay on the Principle of Population
In his famous "An Essay on the Principle of Population"(1798), the English economist Thomas Malthus argued that, since geometric growth of population outstrips arithmetic growth of
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Guaranteed not to fail
Tell us about something you would attempt if you were guaranteed not to fail (and tell us why you haven't tried it yet).
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The perfect age to retire
What's the perfect age to retire? How will you know you're ready?
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Ugly
Write about something you consider "ugly" - war, violence, failure, hatred - but try to find beauty, or a sense of hope, in your thoughts.
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Habit
What's the one habit you'd change about yourself, if you could simply flick a switch and have it happen?
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The Pleasure Centers
Imagine scientists have mapped out the pleasure centers of the brain, so they know exactly which brain cells "fire" when you experience the pleasure associated with eating and drin
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Plinky Prompt
If you could work from anywhere, where would you want to live, and why? Somewhere urban? Rural? A different country?
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